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jackie1
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Hi,
Can anyone advise me please.
I have probate on my fathers house I am the sole executor.
Unfortunatley after the death of my father a court case ensued to establish the rightful beneficiaries of his estate as others laid claim to it.
My sister and I won the case.
I kept up all of the maintenance, insurance various bills etc out of my personal monies whilst waiting for the court case to happen. I continue to pay for for any on going expenses related to the property.
The will states that his estate property and possessions is to be shared equally amongst the benficiaries, my sister and I.
All thats left of my fathers estate is his house.
The legal fees have to be paid and it was agreed by me as executor that the legal fees would be paid from the proceed of the sale of the house with the remainder divided equally between my sister and I.
I now have the house up for sale having kept my sister informed at all times of valuations etc.
She has now decided that she has a problem with the house being sold.
She now refuses to answer any of my calls or discuss the matter.
She has no funds of her own to get a mortage if she wanted to buy the house or to pay any of the bills.
As the sole executor do I have the legal right to continue the sale of the property, deal with the legal expenses and divide the remainder equally between us or is there any action my sister can take to prevent me from going ahead with the sale?
Can anyone advise me please.
I have probate on my fathers house I am the sole executor.
Unfortunatley after the death of my father a court case ensued to establish the rightful beneficiaries of his estate as others laid claim to it.
My sister and I won the case.
I kept up all of the maintenance, insurance various bills etc out of my personal monies whilst waiting for the court case to happen. I continue to pay for for any on going expenses related to the property.
The will states that his estate property and possessions is to be shared equally amongst the benficiaries, my sister and I.
All thats left of my fathers estate is his house.
The legal fees have to be paid and it was agreed by me as executor that the legal fees would be paid from the proceed of the sale of the house with the remainder divided equally between my sister and I.
I now have the house up for sale having kept my sister informed at all times of valuations etc.
She has now decided that she has a problem with the house being sold.
She now refuses to answer any of my calls or discuss the matter.
She has no funds of her own to get a mortage if she wanted to buy the house or to pay any of the bills.
As the sole executor do I have the legal right to continue the sale of the property, deal with the legal expenses and divide the remainder equally between us or is there any action my sister can take to prevent me from going ahead with the sale?